The first day of spring practice for Southern Miss kicked off bright and early Tuesday morning at The Rock, the first official practice of the Will Hall era in Hattiesburg.
Head coach Fred McNair said in a statement, “Instead of preparing for spring competition, the program will move forward with traditional spring practice to prepare for fall play.”
Nunez-Roches, a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and a former Southern Miss football letterwinner from 2011-14, has a chance to start in the big game this Sunday in its home facility, Raymond James Stadium.
The Will Hall era at Southern Miss gets underway with six home games, a trip to the reigning national champion and its first trek to Mobile in 15 seasons as the 2021 football schedule was unveiled Wednesday afternoon by Conference USA.
The Biloxi alum hauled in 9 total touchdowns along with over 2,000 yards receiving in his four seasons in Hattiesburg, including a 900-yard junior year in 2019.
LSU will interview current Minnesota Vikings defensive backs coach Daronte Jones for the Tigers’ open defensive coordinator position, according to ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg.
He hit a pair of free throws with just one tenth of a second left to defeat number five Houston, a game in which he scored 20 points, and had a double-double on Saturday in a victory over Cincinnati.
Ole Miss head coach Lane Kiffin has some experience going up against Indiana’s head coach Tom Allen, who was the linebackers coach for the Rebels in Kiffin’s first year as offensive coordinator for Alabama back in 2014.
While the Bulldogs dropped three of their final four games, the victory over Missouri in the finale was a culmination of a long journey, and a journey on which Mike Leach said his squad never quit.
On the field, MSU has battled injuries and COVID-related absences all season - so Thursday’s match-up with the Golden Hurricane will serve as a reward and celebration for battling through tough circumstances and getting to the finish line.
Abraham battled injuries throughout most of 2020, seeing time in just five games, but threw for over 1,200 yards and completed 65 percent of his passes.
Former George County star and current Indiana wide receiver Ty Fryfogle was named the Big Ten receiver of the year after a stellar 2020 campaign for the Hoosiers.
Following back to back double-digit losses, a self-imposed bowl ban, and a handful of transfer rumors, momentum for the LSU football program seemed to be trending downward. Until Saturday night.
Mississippi State was within a touchdown midway through the fourth quarter on Saturday before Bo Nix put the game away with a three-yard touchdown run.
The Southern Miss football team wrapped up its campaign on Thursday night, ending the regular season with a bang, as the Golden Eagles went off for a season-high 45 points in a victory over Florida Atlantic.
Pearl River’s football program added some SEC flair to its staff Wednesday with the addition of Bo Wallace. The former Ole Miss quarterback and East Mississippi National Champion will be the Wildcats’ co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, head coach Seth Smith announced.
Although the Tigers are 3-5 on the year, there is no minimum win requirement in order to receive a bowl invite - so despite LSU’s record, a bowl game still would have been very much in play.
The defense gave up 470 yards and 45 points in the first half alone, Alabama scored on all seven of its first-half drives, and only punted once all game. Offensively, the Tigers were 5-16 on third downs, and gained just 98 yards rushing on 27 attempts.
Another week in the books means another busy week of South Mississippi’s finest showing out on some of the biggest stages in sports. Let’s take a look at just some of this week’s South Mississippi’s shining stars.
The LSU and Alabama game that was originally scheduled for Nov. 14, but was postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the Tigers football program may finally have a tentative date to make-up that game, according to a report from The Advocate newspaper.
A win on Saturday for Mississippi State would give the Bulldogs just their second 3-peat of the Egg Bowl since the 1940s, while Ole Miss is hoping to avenge not just the loss last year - but the manner in which they lost.
Week in and week out, stars from South Mississippi create headlines, highlights, and even entries into history books with accomplishments and performances both on and off the field.
Biloxi alum Tim Jones finished with 65 yards receiving and hauled in a touchdown, but of the Golden Eagles’ five trips inside the red zone, only one resulted in a touchdown, with another ending in a failed fake field goal attempt.
Quarterback Matt Corral became the first Ole Miss QB to throw for over 500 yards in a single game, while wide receiver Elijah Moore became the fourth Ole Miss receiver to surpass 1,000 yards on a season.
Walley ran for a dozen touchdowns on just 74 carries in the regular season, racked up 49 total tackles on defense, hauled in two interceptions, blocked two punts and blocked a field goal.
The Bulldogs had 200 total yards on the day and converted just two third downs on fifteen attempts, while the Tide rolled for nearly 500 yards of total offense and turned it over just once on what was another efficient day all-around.
Few programs, if any, across the country have been through anything quite like what Southern Miss has been through this season. Three head coaches, two short-notice postponements, and just one win up to the game against Rice.
Walden will leave immediately as Southern Miss will look towards Tim Billings as their second interim head coach and third head coach overall of the 2020 season.
Mississippi State star running back has only played in three games in 2020, running for 58 yards on 15 carries while catching 23 passes for over 230 yards. This coming after leading the SEC in rushing in 2019.
Senior safety made it clear that he hasn't lost interest in the Rebels, but feels he needs more to time to consider his options. The three-star prospect has been committed to Ole Miss since June 2020.
Scotty Walden and Jack Abraham did not make the trip, but Tate Whatley filled in for Abraham and was impressive, with 4 rushing touchdowns on the afternoon.
